Irene Lucius

Regional Conservation Director of WWF Central and Eastern Europe

[Irene Lucius @IreneLucius]

Historic protection measures for Black Sea sturgeon adopted to aid species recovery https://t.co/AIhaB7nI3h

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

💔BREAKING: #EU Member States in #COREPER agree to 12 months more deforestation by delaying #EUDR implementation
Our reaction: 👇
https://t.co/dxry0zHLDK
#Together4Forests

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

🛑@Europarl_EN fails to stop harmful hydropower project endangering local communities and wildlife. The hazardous Turnu Măgurele–Nikopol hydropower project on the Lower Danube remained on the EU's priority investment list, despite the fact that it will:

🏠increase flood risk for over 100 towns and villages
🐟threaten protected areas and the survival of critically endangered species
❌is in contradiction to the EU's own policies.

⚠️WWF, @ceebankwatch, and multiple environmental organisations across the continent urgently call on the @EU_Commission to remove this project from its list of priority renewable energy projects.

Learn more here: https://t.co/u6Zv8uY8VW

#Daunbe #freshwater #WWF #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanCommission #EndangeredSpecies #localcommunities #livelihoods

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

🚨 BREAKING: EU countries agreed to adopt the Commission's proposal to lower the wolf's protection status.

Instead of looking for solutions, such as investing more in preventive measures to achieve coexistence, the EU chooses to allow wolf hunting...

A shameful day for the EU.

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

⚠️Devastating hydropower project listed for priority EU investment despite major social, economic, and environmental concerns. WWF, CEE Bankwatch Network and 36 other environmental organizations across Europe urge EU decision makers to withdraw support for the Turnu Măgurele - Nikopol hydropower dam on the Lower Danube.

Learn more from the latest @Euractiv article here 👉 https://t.co/wPrXogzXoe

The project planned for the Lower Danube in Romania and Bulgaria is likely to:
🏠entail relocation of thousands of citizens and port infrastructure

🍅 disrupt agricultural production, fisheries, inland waterway transport, and tourism, and pose risks to the nuclear power plant in Kosloduy.

🐟 poses a critical threat to a string of protected areas as well as to migratory fish such as the iconic Danube sturgeons, teetering on the brink of extinction.

⚖️ violates key environmental commitments and EU legislation, such as the Habitats Directive and the Water Framework Directive

We have urged the European Parliament to ask for a two-months extension of the scrutiny period of the delegated act of the European Commission, which adds the project to the priority EU investment list.

This extension would allow the European Parliament to properly assess the impacts of this project. 🔴 If not, the delegated act will enter into force on 24 September.

Project approval would undermine the EU's commitment to biodiversity protection and climate resilience, setting a dangerous precedent for future infrastructure developments.

Learn more here: https://t.co/wPrXogzXoe

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

BREAKING❗ After months of discussions, farmers’ unions, industry, NGOs, and other key stakeholders have reached a consensus on the future of EU agriculture: business as usual is NOT an option!🙅🏽

This is a big step in the right direction, but what are the key agreements?

Keep reading🧵⬇️

#StrategicDialogue #EUAgriculture

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

🥳 Great news to start this week: The Nature Restoration Law was published in the EU journal today!

The law will enter into force in only 20 days 🤩

We're excited to #RestoreNature all across Europe 💚

https://t.co/DmBdcsjm51

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

🚨 New report: Europe has enough land for renewables without harming nature or food production!

New @Green_Europe analysis reveals:
👉 Only 2% of EU land needed for #renewables to hit #ClimateNeutrality
👉 5% identified as suitable for a sustainable roll-out of solar & wind projects
👉https://t.co/yyRRlo11t8
🧵

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

❔ Do you know what the Pan-European Action Plan for Sturgeons is?
📝 It is a framework for urgently needed recovery measures for Sturgeons in the EU. https://t.co/qFLbYlWTQ6
💙#StrongForSturgeon

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

.@vonderleyen secures second term with a diluted #EUGreenDeal as industrial demands weigh heavy. The EU must now clarify & strengthen its environmental commitments 🌍

https://t.co/5EHIUqQTCK

[WWF Climate and Energy @climateWWF]

BREAKING: WWF has submitted a statement to the ICJ, saying countries have a legal duty to protect nature, in addition to their obligation to tackle the climate crisis. This should be recognized in the Court's advisory opinion on climate change. https://t.co/rrpKt6gbed

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

🗺️ The #StrongForSturgeon adventure of Bob Kreiken continues.
Like the sturgeons, who hatch in the Danube, migrate to the Black Sea to spend several years before they mature and migrate back to the spawning places in the river Bob will cover the remaining 2550 km by kayak.🛶 🚵

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

⏰ The deadline for the National Energy and Climate Plans are approaching fast. #NECPs

🔌Member States are implementing the new Renewable Energy Directive, but #bioenergy rules are still too loose

🪵To ensure genuine climate benefits, they must apply stricter conditions at national level

Read our recommendations👇
https://t.co/vQowG4EyOs

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

🐟 This week, just a few days before #DanubeDay, the largest mobile aquarium in Europe made its appearance in Vienna, showcasing an array of Danube fish, including the majestic #sturgeon.

🌎This event is part of the EU-funded #LIFEBoat4Sturgeon project, aimed at conserving these remarkable fish species. The project, in which WWF is actively involved, represents a significant step towards protecting these ancient creatures that have outlasted the dinosaurs but are now threatened by human activity. Until 2030 1.6 million sturgeons will be released as part of this project.

🙏Special thanks to our WWF sturgeon expert, Jutta Jahrl, for sharing some pictures from her visit at the aquarium.

For more information about the project, visit https 👉 https://t.co/bdqm18VsR4

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

🚨 BREAKING: We have the EU Nature Restoration Law!

Member States have just adopted the game-changing law for Europe's degraded ecosystems.

It's a huge win for the EU's nature, citizens & the economy and the people behind the #RestoreNature campaign!

Thank you all 💚

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

🔵🟡The Ukraine Recovery Conference has concluded! Hear from our Regional Conservation Director, @IreneLucius, as she wrap ups the two intensive days right after the event was over.

#UkraineRecovery #Conservation #ConferenceWrapUp

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

🔵🟡Our colleague, Valeriia Kolomiets from @WWF_Ukraine, shares her impressions from the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in #Berlin. Learn more in the video below 👇

#Ukraine #URC2024 #GreenRecovery #WWF #energy #EU

[Irene Lucius @IreneLucius]

@WWF_Ukraine colleague Valeriia Kolomiiets talking at #URC24 about the power of green NGO engagement in Ukraine's recovery, e. g. biodiversity-proofing roads

[WWF Central and Eastern Europe @WWFCEE]

🔵🟡 As world leaders gather in Berlin for the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024, WWF calls for an urgent and decisive shift towards a green, inclusive, transparent recovery of Ukraine. Learn more here 👉 https://t.co/f32yJVkzZs

#URC24 #Ukraine #GreenRecovery #WWF #Berlin

[WWF EU @WWFEU]

In these #EUelections2024, voters reshuffled the political cards.

But EU leaders must continue to prioritise the green and socially fair transition to make Europe competitive, sustainable and safe for all 🌍🌱

🔗https://t.co/NmSFC5aem1
#VoteFutureEU